This day in literary history: 6/30/1893 - Nellah Massey Bailey, American librarian at the Carnegie Meridian Public Library, is born.

This day in literary history: 7/1/1862 - the Russian State Library, one of three national libraries of Russia, the largest in the country and second largest library in Europe, is founded in Moscow as its first free public library.

ICYMI: (June 25th, 2024) A Librarian of Human Stories [MIT The Tech] Meet Emilie Songolo, the new Head of Distinctive Collections at MIT Libraries and find out about some of the fascinating historical work being done there: thetech.com/2024/06/13/emi…

This day in literary history: 7/3/1530 - Claude Fauchet, French historian who published the earliest printed work of literary history in a European vernacular language (Recueil de l'origine de la langue et poësie françoise, 1581) is born.

This day in literary history: 7/3/1767 - Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Andresseavisen, is founded and published its first issue.

This day in literary history: 7/4/1776 - The Declaration of Independence is ratified by the Second Continental Congress.

This day in literary history: 7/4/1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and writer known for The Scarlet Letter, is born in Salem, Massachusetts.

This day in literary history: 7/4/1855 - Walt Whitman’s famous collection Leaves of Grass, is first published in Brooklyn.

This day in literary history: 7/5/1687 - Isaac Newton publishes his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

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This day in literary history: 7/11/1899- E.B. White, American essayist, journalist, and writer known for "Stuart Little," "Charlotte's Web," and "The Trumpet of the Swan," was born (d. 1985).

This day in literary history: 7/11/1930- Harold Bloom, the most famous literary critic of the English speaking world and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University, was born (d. 2019).

This day in literary history: 7/11/1960- Harper Lee publishes the first edition of "To Kill a Mockingbird" which has become one of the most widely read and cited works dealing with racial conflict in America, and has faced multiple book bans and challenges.

This day in literary history: 7/12/1493- Hartmann Schedel's "Nuremberg Chronicle," one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.

ICYMI (April 25, 2024): Library History Bibliography Database Launch! This resource contains over 7,000 records for books, articles, and theses in library history. lhrt.news/2024/04/25/lib…

This day in literary history: 7/16/1951- J.D. Salinger publishes "The Catcher in the Rye," his most controversial and popular novel which was named as a 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

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This day in literary history: 7/20/1933- American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter known for "Blood Meridian" and many others, was born (d. 2023).

This day in literary history: 7/21/1899- Ernest Hemingway, American novelist and winner of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes in fiction and literature, was born (d. 1961).